Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2024-01-10

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 10
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 119▼ 159 vs year ago 224 · −71.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 49▼ 24 vs year ago 26 · −92.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 22▼ 9 vs year ago 15 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.79/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$203.79
34 head · 600 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,224
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$400
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$48.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.04
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2475214.001,0173thin
Medium and Large 1644207.281,33426
Medium and Large 1-2570200.001,1402thin
Medium and Large 3372165.836163thin
One grade step is worth $48.17/cwt here — about $400 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale34 hd
203.79
—
AR average8 barns · 1,679 hd
229.83
−26.04
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,77090.001,5931thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,363$1,6973thin

Every lot

39 lots · USDA AMS · County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2300240.00/cwt240.00–240.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 3315152.50/cwt152.50–152.504801
Steers—Medium and Large 1365285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0402
Steers—Medium and Large 2420229.00/cwt229.00–229.009621
Steers—Medium and Large 1441247.50/cwt247.00–249.001,0914
Steers—Medium and Large 1467251.61/cwt250.00–252.001,1755
Steers—Medium and Large 2530224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1871
Steers—Medium and Large 3610171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0431
Steers—Medium and Large 1660229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5113
Steers—Medium and Large 1805194.50/cwt189.00–200.001,5662
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320240.00/cwt240.00–240.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320215.00/cwt215.00–215.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335155.00/cwt155.00–155.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365182.50/cwt182.50–182.506661
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611225.34/cwt216.00–227.001,3777
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785154.97/cwt150.00–160.001,2172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,210121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5931
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3631,697.22/head1,575.00–1,775.001,6973
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-295092.00/cwt92.00–92.008741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04082.00/cwt82.00–82.008531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,165131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5261

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.